Counting Every Drop: The Case for Water Use Reporting in B.C.

Abstract:

This report argues that the B.C. provincial government should safeguard the public interest by creating a robust, publicly accessible water-use database that covers all withdrawals from both surface and groundwater sources by major users. It recommends three immediate courses of action to set the stage for a robust water use reporting regime in future years.

Description:

This report is the second in a two-part series addressing the water-energy nexus in British Columbia, published in partnership between the POLIS Project on Ecological Governance at the University of Victoria and the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives – BC Office. The report is also part of the Climate Justice Project, a five-year research project lead by the CCPA-BC and the University of British Columbia.
This report is primarily supported by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, The Bullitt Foundation, Vancouver Foundation, the Walter and Gordon Duncan Foundation. It is also supported by the University of Victoria Eco-Research Chair of Environmental Law and Policy, and the University of Victoria Centre for Global Studies.
The Climate Justice Project is primarily supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council and Vancity, and additionally by Vancity and the Vancouver Foundation.

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